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Amazon launches Lumberyard, a free game engine that will support Linux and have source access

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2016

Amazon dropped a bit of a big one recently, they announced Lumberyard which will be a mix of code from CryEngine, Double Helix and you can get source code access with it too.

ARK: Survival Evolved devs throwing money at BattlEye for Linux support, good news for Arma 3 too

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2016

Sad news for players of ARK: Survival Evolved as it now uses BattlEye for online play, but the great news is the developers of ARK have confirmed BattlEye is coming to Linux and they are throwing money to help it happen. This will also be good news for Arma 3 players.

Firewatch, a first person mystery adventure game released for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 9 Feb 2016

Firewatch looks awesome, for the style, the story and the gameplay. It's available day-1 for Linux and SteamOS.

GOL Cast: Killing mushrooms and spiders in Sproggiwood

By Samsai, 9 Feb 2016

Roguelikes have a tendency to be really complex games with tons of depth and thick user manuals. Sproggiwood is a game that tries to do away with the complexity but still offer an enjoyable roguelike experience. Let's check it out!

Tweaking Performance in XCOM 2

By scaine, 9 Feb 2016

Experiencing performance issues or stuttering in Feral's excellent port of XCOM 2? These engine tweaks might be just what you're looking for.

Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition now available for Linux, texture issues

By Liam Dawe, 9 Feb 2016

Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition is a big patch and DLC now available for Dying Light. I have tested it a bit and here's what I found.

Does Dying Light's Linux to Linux multiplayer fail for you? Please confirm it here

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2016

I've heard reports far and wide that the Linux to Linux multiplayer in Dying Light is broken. Myself and Samsai tried to connect to each other many times and it failed every time, lets get it fixed.

Multiplayer indie action game 'Super Snow Fight' may get a Linux version if there is enough demand

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 8 Feb 2016

A developer of Super Snow Fight, a multiplayer action indie game, claims in its Steam discussion forum that if they receive enough requests to release a Linux version, they will take it into consideration.

GPUOpen has launched, AMD open up more to the community

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2016

Sorry for the lateness, but GPUOpen from AMD is now officially open to the public. I really like the way AMD is going doing things like this.

XCOM 2 is so popular it has beaten the all time peak player count of a number of games

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2016

This is awesome to see. XCOM 2 has beaten the all time peak player counter of some pretty high profiles games in only a few days.

Gas Guzzlers Extreme looks like it is going to come to Linux, porting starts soon

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2016

Gas Guzzlers Extreme has an interesting history, but it looks like the developers are once again trying to bring it to Linux.

Valve rep mentions they will eventually survey Big Picture & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2016

Currently Steam Big Picture mode and SteamOS don't get a hardware survey, so even if millions of people pick up a Steam Machine we won't currently see any changes in the Steam Hardware Survey, but that could change in future.

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Dying Light's online modes get bigger with The Following, hopefully they actually fix it for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2016

I do love the single player in Dying Light, and I am very much looking forward to Dying Light Enhanced Edition and The Following DLC both coming next week. The major annoyance is the co-op play for Linux to Linux nearly never works.

Ghost Theory, a unique horror game that also supports Linux, is now on Kickstarter!

By Dreadlocks Ltd, 6 Feb 2016

Dreadlocks Ltd, indie game development studio responsible for last year's 2D cyberpunk RPG Dex, launches their first Kickstarter campaign for their brand new title: Ghost Theory.

The final results of the Linux GRID Autosport tournament

By ysblokje, 6 Feb 2016

Now that the braking-dust has settled a bit, I thought I should do a little write-up on the first official GOL Grid Autosport tournament.

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Shadowrun: Hong Kong gets free Extended Edition update

By BTRE, 5 Feb 2016

The latest in the line of cyberpunk RPGs by Harebrained Schemes gets a really beefy update available to all players for free that includes a new six-hour campaign and in-game developer commentary

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked DLC is now available on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2016

Heads up survivalists! Don't Starve: Shipwrecked the good looking new DLC for the single player version of Don't Starve is now on SteamOS & Linux.

Croteam confirm The Talos Principle will be their first Vulkan title

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2016

Croteam are aware of the excitement and general interest in their titles running on Vulkan, and they have confirmed it officially on their website now too.

Friday Livestream commencing at 6 PM UTC, Commander

By Samsai, 5 Feb 2016

It likely doesn't come to you as a surprise that I am going to be playing XCOM 2 on the Friday Livestream. It's the biggest game that has released during the past week and as such deserves a place on the livestream. So, let's destroy some aliens!

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XCOM 2 tested on R7 370 with Crimson and RadeonSI

By Samsai, 5 Feb 2016

You have seen Liam's port report of XCOM 2 on Nvidia hardware and it's time for me to take a look at the AMD performance. So, let's take the R7 370 on a spin with both the open and the proprietary drivers!